By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The upcoming upgrade of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) and expanding semiconductor collaboration with India are expected to shape the next phase of ASEAN-India economic ties, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Scientific and financial resources must be urgently directed towards understanding and addressing the effects of climate change, as extreme weather events are no longer rare but recurring and intensifying, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has published the inaugural analysis of 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing markets with varying degrees of development and growth potential.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Ten Malaysian companies have taken the lead in advancing the nation’s circular economy goals by signing the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL) Pledge, an initiative by Control Union Malaysia aimed at promoting responsible waste management and resource recovery across Malaysia’s industrial landscape.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Protecting Malaysia’s marine ecosystems is not only an environmental imperative but also a form of economic insurance that supports fisheries, tourism and coastal infrastructure, a conservationist said.
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is formulating the Malaysia Blue Economy Blueprint, a comprehensive framework to harmonise policies, strategies and investments across sectors linked to oceans and coasts.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- India reaffirmed that ASEAN remains a cornerstone of its Act East policy and Indo-Pacific vision, while expressing concern over the slow pace of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) review.
GUIZHOU (CHINA), Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Suspended 625 metres above a deep canyon, China’s newest bridge left journalists from eight countries in awe. The Huajiang Gorge Bridge, now nearing completion, links Guanling County in Anshun City with Zhenfeng County in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province.
From V. Sankara
DILI (TIMOR-LESTE), Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste is keen to expand trade and investment with Malaysia, focusing on food security, agriculture and tourism as it strengthens cooperation through ASEAN integration.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) – “What is the meaning of independence if our seas – the lifeblood of Malaysia as a maritime nation – are destroyed and can no longer be restored?”
By Mikhail Raj Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) must be viewed as a critical frontline solution to equip Malaysia’s workforce with skills for high-growth industries such as semiconductors, renewable energy and electric vehicles, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and New Zealand today signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) that will enable both countries to recognise each other’s authorised economic operator programmes, giving exporters who meet globally accredited security criteria the benefit of simplified customs procedures.
